3rd death tied to synthetic marijuana

Pearl Hill |Tuesday, April 10, 2018

3rd death tied to synthetic marijuana

KWQC reports three people have died in IL after experiencing severe bleeding from using the drug.

Officials say numerous samples have tested positive for brodifacoum; a lethal anticoagulant often used in rat poison. The department says two deaths were men in their 20s and a third death was a man in his 40s.

A total of 107 people in central IL have dealt with severe bleeding symptoms from these drugs.

The state issued the warning on Monday. Symptoms included coughing up blood, blood in urine, a severe bloody nose, bleeding gums and/or internal bleeding, according to the statement.

There are also state laws and local ordinances that make synthetic drugs illegal, but that doesn't mean there's no chance someone in the county might get a hold of them, Stenger said.

Many different chemical compounds are used to manufacture so-called synthetic marijuana.

The man-made drugs are sprayed onto dried plant material and can be smoke or vaporized.

The product can be found across IL and the U.S.in places like convenience stores, gas stations, drug paraphernalia shops, novelty stores and online, the agency said.

The Ford County Public Health Department is asking people who experience these symptoms to find hospital care as soon as possible, stressing that an affected person should not walk or drive themselves. The products are called synthetic cannabis because they are similar to chemicals found in the marijuana plant, it said. "Synthetic cannabinoids are unsafe".

Anyone who has a reaction was told to call 911 or go to the emergency room, officials said.

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